Acetylene-gas generator.



E. HAYNE.

AGETYLENB GAS GENERATOR.

APPLIUATION FILED MAB.. 22. 1910. 982,961 Y Patena Jan. 31, 1911.

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E. HAYNB.

AOETYLENE GAS GENERATOR. ArPLIUATmn FILED um. 22. 1910.

982,961. Patented Jan. 31,1911.

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improvements in acetylene gas generators provide a device ot thisf' andmyv objectisto class `which v'mayl lie-disposed at a distance fromthebuldingland positioned .in an openingdn the groundiii so desired'.

A further olijcct 'is to provide a suitable storage' tank for thegenerating parts.

A, further object is tof provide a bell with in the casing-or housingiinawhich, .to confine the generated gases.

'A furtheuobject is to provide a carbid chamberS-al'ul `automatic meansfor disehargj `lng the carbid therefrom 1n predetermined quantities: f

' A further.object` is tp `proyidev suitable pipes-which extend from,the lower end of the housing-5to the carbid chamber.

'F A .further ,abject is mpfovide a Sua-able: fil ter at-the uppelrendsof said pipes 'through A 'the. gasf plasses. before `entering the whichpipes;

I'. lowth "-carbidichamber.

A still` furthe rfobjeclf is to. provide a-conE densi ng andcoolingueansL at thelower ends of said;pipes,. and,'a stillulther,l object-is to p 'ovidejmeanstocatch and holdiy the residui unrffroin thecarbid.; Other,Objects1md-adyantagesv will behereinafterreferred; to andmore) particularly' pointed out in the specification and claigu 'sl'.

In Atl 1 e accompar'lyiig vdrawings v\ 'vhieh are 'made La". part ofjhis application, Figure 'luis `a central vertical sectional `Viewthrough the.

generatur.4 2:;is.` atrarlswirse-v sectional sin. ransverse sectionalView.

Fign 1 frein. through the, filter frame on an enlarged' sca1e,jand,Fig;'6 is aV sectional'view'as seen indicates the' lio-using which endsof the V.the ring,

er obl is to lprovide shield '-12b fin the upper portion of the ring..gauze "12 is s olosedface nftiering/,G to form a passage ce numeralsdesignate correspondneE'rYLENnleAs 'GENEnAroJa Speicatn yvf LettersPatent- 4Patented Jain 31, 1911.

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ll ing partstliroughout the several views,

` is preferably seated in an opening in the ground, the' upper end ofsaidhousing being surrounded by cement 2 o i the like, which protectsthe housing and at'the` sainetime preventswate'r from soaking into 'theearth immediately around thehousing.`

Resting upon the bottom of the-'housing are vertically disposed pipes 3which are preferably four in nun'lber, said pipes'belng colimeetedtogether at a point adjacent their louer ends by means of cross pipes 4,that portion of the. pipes below the cross pipes being used as Watertraps The'upper preterablychaunel shaped .in cross section, the openface'o the ring heilig positioned downwardly and sectional plates 7 aresecured bctiveeii the walls of` the ring 6 at the point of entranceof'thepipes into the riig, theI pipes being introduced throughsaid'plates and held in positionby means f nuts or the like 8, whichnuts fit'fon opposite sides-of vthe plate. lfhe'relnaining portion oftheopenedg'e bf" the ring is covered With wire gauze or otherperforatematerial 9 so that the gas ma'yireadily vpass intothe ring. the gauze"and sectional 'plates' being posi-v tioneda distaneef above-the loweredges of thus tho1 0,ughly.I protecting thel A' sameagains't (langagefrom aiblow er othjerfl Awise. l `l1e ring` (5 1 is iilled'Wit-h anysuitable.

the gases will filtering inedium V10, whereby .bc puried before;entering the pipes 3y and toliusure that tilterin ends o? lopj'iosite'sides of; the upper ends "of said pipes and extend.Iupirardlr fromthe.plates T tapoiut nearv the center ot the. rino, the' pipes 3 enteral1-ing G Which-is thegs' Will pass throughv the medium rflmforeentering the upper said pipes, shieldsll are placed on 1.

upper-portions of' said shields being curved land extendedhorizontally.' The vshields ex tendtransverselyfof the ring and fromWall towall fthereof," tl ius forming achamber 1 2 around'the upper: end"of the pipes `vand. to

.prevent the filtering medium lfrom v entering the chambe'r12,'sectiousof Wire gauze I2 are placed on opposite sides ofthelpipesand extend!frointhehorizontal portions. of the shields uptvardl to b section ofWire gauze` ated a distance from the V freely pass around the ring andenter't-he pipesaft'er it has"il The tered through the filtering medium10.' Resting upon'the'ring 6 is a carbid chamber 13, the' lower portionof which is cone shaped and terminates in a nozzle 14, which 5 nozzle isada ted to form l.a assage for the carbid into t le houeingl. he openen'dof the nozzle 14 is. adapted to form a seat for a valve 15,' whichvalve is reater in circumference than the oircum erence of the nozzle,whereby the iow ofthe carbid will be retarded or stop ed even though thevalve is slightly open `he shaft 16 to. which the valve l is secured isextended upwardl l through a sleeve 17, said sleeveA being of su 15icient length to guide the shft and is surrounded at its upper end withe stuigbox 18 to prevent'leakage 'of the gas or carbid at this point. jAttached to the sheft16 at a point below its upper end is a rocking beam19 which is pivotedI to a standard-2() at -itslongitudinal center, theopposite end-of the beam from that secured to the shaft 16 havingr aweight 21 thereonwhich is preferably rcircular in 25 cross sectionand'enters a socket 22 extending downwardly throughj the carbid chai-ni'ber 1 3 said weight being adapted'to normall hold the v alve 15"nozze14. 4 .t

Surrounding 'the upper orti'on of the.. pipesV 3 and the carbid cham `r.13 is `a bell 23,4 theupp'e'r end 'of which 'is closed, while. thelower edge 'thereof extendbelow the surfaee. of the water within the-hlou'si'ng' 1 and thereby forms a water seal and thus re- Atainsthe gasin thel bell. VAs thegjas vis re moved vfrom the bell, s aid belldescends'and engagesa bnllQ/i on the vupper end of the shaft 16, theweight of the bell foroingthe f 40 shaft and valve attached thereto den-.

wardly, whichv releases the tfarbid; and is char es a new supplythere'oiiit thefwater in t e lower ortion o'ff sin "g As the'pressureothe" asbicreas', 'legbe ll;is. moved'u' Werde-.en the Weghtlhref semoved fgomthe. shari m5-wheres pnlrhe" weight'-21 will rook the beam 1 9en elevate the shaft lliand' velvefattaehed thereto, thus s eetedagainst the4 'S5/space -i'n'tjo' Jlwhiclifthei car id'fj'S dischargedfticalpipes 3 and to this' extension i'sattaohd' Qa-plug." .The 'carbidchamber notches receive the pipes 3 and serve to hold the bottom 26 inposltion, the cross ipes L forming a rest for the false bottom. ne' ofthe cross pipes 4 isl extended beyond the ver?? the line piperQS, whichconveys the gaszfr 'f'7( the tank to the dwelling or other points o usae, ya oontrolling'valve 29 being seeur'gsd'ff to tie line'pipe, 'wherebythe flow ina'ybe'ff reguluted. The sections'of the line pipe 2d' 'arepreferably vsecured to' ether by the usuel; form of union 2 8, Where ythe plpe may quickly detached and the generating parte removed from 'the'hous'i'nl 1V and in view of this fact, the' parts ma Je removedor re!80 placed at any time; T e low'en en'd'bf the I pipe 28 is also providedwith a waterv trap 304 and in conjunction with"'the water' traps." 5,the gases 'will pass into the line pipe inte; dry state. The water trapsare positioned below theplane of the cross pipes 4"'and pres vent waterfrom aeeumulating in said cross pipes and at redetermined intervalsahse; may be intro uced through` the ipes'- al1d` the 'accumulated water-"ren'rove- ='fror n tl'ie. .water traps. The carbid is introducedl intovthe chamber 13 through an vo 'ening 31,1 'which opening is normallyclosed) byffestns `vided with a bailL wher'eby-tliesiiieia be readilyremoved when'bein'g ehargedjw =h Carbid and the bell 23 is likewiseprovided ,with a bail Beso that-said bell 'c'be'redily handled whenintroducing@ 'or'iremo'vig' the Same frorn position." f' y 'j 'Inoperation, .the 'carbid chamber 13'v is filled with carbid throughtie-vopeningand ther-,plug '32 then' placed in'positi on The beilfisthenl'gresped andf'the oa'zrbid ehamber lowered into the housing 1-until 105 thegshoulderformedoxr'te carbidohams fber rests-.upon theringv 6, after whi'ohfthe bell-.23`is placed iiipositionovferthe'carbid' chamber-- the @eo'ck735i -is-openedgallowing" imprisoned air toescape. the" he j beii 1fg elosedit will 'be readily seen1 twas'with-the water in the housing, forlried, whioli'- will -result lref out-f".engagementfrvfiththe'fs lthe gases-' 'arise inl the' bel- 1;- 23,-through the filtering medium. 1 pipes 3, the-gnses'g-,being 'purififiltering medium.' Anywater-frlve ing throulgh the filtering.sa1'd'p1pes.3 willbeeonden desa ionoollected the o `e'n`1`bersplynggthegases-iro. the me f murled; j thus be eeen that-I have agigerygehegp andeconomical-'eterni fia Iene generator endone-t-ha will from the buildingand entered in an openlh:l poseihil'ity et" (flogging of the pil'iee orAsaid ring: means' to retain the lilterng Inetliat by providing thehousing, as shown, the generator may be placed ata distance ing inthe'earths surface. It will `likewise be seen that by providing the ringand filling the same' with any suitable form ,of filtering medium, Suchas waste, charcoal. ete., the gases will be thoroughly uriiedbeforeentering the supply pi `es an it will likewise-be 5seen that by provi(in theshields in. the ring, the gi-lseswill a waysy pase through thefiltering' inediuln before reach ing' the pipes. It will further be'seen that the carbid will be automatieally discharged tron-1 thel earbid(chamber and that saidehamlier in view of its simplicity can be readilyremoved i'roin the generahirand recharged with liu carbid. lt willlikewise 4be SeenE that b vprovilfling the water trapSi any vapore inthe gm which may he condensed will la volli-11rd in said ehan'iberS,thus ohviatiugl thy ulivi-lion nl' water. therein.J which would rliillin freezing' and imi-sting' the pipes or preventing the flow oi' the gastlwifetlimugfh. i

V"llfhat l rlailn is: 4

l. ln a grenciratoihcdf the elasa. described, the eignnbi-natimi with aylioiunnp;` of a plurality oi pipess extended rertieallyin said lmueingf.:i ring surrfnincling tbe upper ends oi"- Said pipes and having portionsof its lower fatte open, liltering medinin'within dialin in the; ring,additional means te cause' the gases to pass through Said filteringmedium before entering Said, pipes, Ha oarbid .-fhanfiber Seated. onsaid ring, a bell surrounding :said chamber and. thep-pe'' por tiens ofVsaid pipes, means .automatically operated. 'by said vbell te dieeliargethe 'carbid' bere around the ends ot' said pipe, means to 50 exclude thegasesl from direct eomuiunieation with said rhai'nbers, cross pipes cowneeting the first mentioned pipes adjacent their lower. ends and watertraps below Sayid cross pipes'. f 55 In a generator, thel combinationwith a carbid chamber and a bell, ol a plarality of jiipee, a. ring intowhich the upper ends oi. Said pipes take, means for the e1itrance Iandexit of a. grae from Said ring, 60 Cifoapipes adjacent. the lower endeof the firstnientioned pipel; and water traps below said cross pipes andconnected thereto.

.lira generator olz the claas deerribed, the combination with a carbidchai'nber` a 66 hell sarirroundin g,` Said ehan'iber, i plurality oitfpipes Supporting` said ehauliber and ross pipes ronnec-tlng the lirstmentioned pipess ol apaeket below said carbid chamber i andSurrounijling said pipeel and aI ren'iorablo 70 bottoni adapted to reston'said 'cross pipes, said i'nnimable bottom being adapted to eolleetthe residuuni from the carbid.

in testin'iony whereof I have signed my naine to this Specification inthe presence of 75 two Subscribing witnesses. f

, EDXVARD UA YNF.. Vitness'es: f l GUS KNEUSSL,

E. H. MEGA'FFIN'.

